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Patented Oct. 27, 1936 PATENT GFFICE BED Weronica Dry, deceased, late ofNew York, N. Y.,

by Louis Dry, administrator, New York, N.

Reiiled for abandoned application Serial No. 283,192, June 6, 1928. Thisapplication October 12, 1935, Serial No. 44,753

3 Claims. l (C1. 5-91) This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in hospital or invalids beds. l This application is a releof the abandoned application of Weronica Dry, Serial Number 283,192,

. 5 led June 6, 1928.

l leaving the bed.

An additional object is to provide in a bed of the character indicated,compressible mattress sections and means operable from each side of thebed for drawing said sections from under the 1:5 patient to expose anopening below which is ldisposed a` commode.

A further object is to provide improved cushion Vmeans for the mattressand to provide an improved sheet for use with the mattress, having r20,the sections adapted to` be withdrawn from beneath the patient.

Yet another object is to provide a mattress vhaving an `improved pivotedhead section and means whereby the patient may readily adjust o' thehead section to a comfortable angle and secure it there.

A further object is to provide in combination with a bed, a table ortray, carried by a bracket adjustable longitudinally of the bed on theside n0 rail thereof, and also including a table top adjustable on thetray and which, when the tray is turned to extend transversely of thebed, may be adjusted to extend across the bed for use as an eating tableor the like by the patient, the tray itself being vertically adjustableand including a draw and a shelf or receptacle.

With the fo-regoing and other objects in view, aswill become apparent asthe description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel fea-40 tures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as willbe more fully described.

While the drawings and following description disclose a specicembodiment of the invention,

the disclosure is for the purpose of illustration 45 only and referencemust therefore be had to the annexed claims for a statement of theinvention.

Fig. l is a plan view of my improved bed including the featureshereinbefore mentioned.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View on the line `2--2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view substantially on the line 3-3 ofFig. l;

Fig. 4 is a detail section view showing one of 55 the crushable orcompressible mattress sections ACJI and the Vmeans for supporting andmanipulating the same;

Fig; 5 is a` detail sectional view showing the sections withdrawn or intheir position to expose the opening below which the commode is placed;and

Fig. 6 is a plan view showing the improved sheet designed for use withmy improved bed.

Owing to the use to which this invention is to be put, it is one of myobjects to so construct the l0 bed as to be comfortable and sanitary. Tothis end all parts are, wherever possible, coated with white enamel,whereby they may be easily maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the bed includes a foot and head I0and II respectively and arranged between these is a bed bottomIZ forsupporting the spring, mattress and the like. Side rails I3 connect thefoot and head and may be assisted by the bottom in providing a rigidframe. Supported on the bottom I2 is a bed spring I4, whose center isomitted to permit of the insertio-n of an oval shaped spout l5 carriedby a sheet IIS of thin pliable aluminum fastened to the upper middleportion of the spring.

The central portion of a mattress II above the spout l5 is cut away andreplaced by a pair of feather stuffed inserts I8. The inserts I8 arecontinuous with the outer side portions of the mattress adjacent theretoas best seen in Figure 3 of the accompanying drawings. The inserts I8may where desired be formed by making an H shaped vertical cut in anordinary complete mattress, as for example along the solid linesbordering said inserts I8 and seen on Figure l. When 35 constructed inthis manner, it is of course necessary to finish the three free sideedges of each of the inserts I8 as well as the two free edges oi themattress proper with suitable panel material. Again in Figure 5 theouter sides of said inserts I8 40 are continuous with the outer sideportions of the mattress which have not yet been cut away.

Since the mattress is filled with hair, felt or the like, the insertsare relatively compressible. At their inner lower edges, the inserts I8are sewed 45 or otherwise suitably secured to movable sheets or platesI9 of aluminum of a gauge tobe readily pliable or yieldable and notprevent functioning of the spring.

As clearly shown in Fig. 3 the inner ends of 50 plates I9 overlap justabove the spout I5 whereby to give adequate support to the mattress atthis point. The inserts fit snug with the edges of the mattress aboutthe opening containing the inserts and the overlapping of the inneredges of plates I9 bring the inner edges of the plates into closerelation, whereby there is no uncomfortable break in the surface of themattress.

A commode 2l) is disposed beneath the bed and includes a receptable 2land a top 22 provided with a neck portion 23 to embrace the lowerportion of spout I5. During transportation of the commode, a cover maybe applied to the neck 23. When positioned as shown in Figs. 2 and 3,the

commode is disposed in a jar 24 on brackets' 25' therein, the said jarbeing preferably partially filled with cold water. A strap 26 isdisposed under the jar 24 and connected to each of the bed side rails I3whereby to hold the jar and commode proper in the positions shown.

At their side edges the plates I9 have secured to them pull straps 21and these edges are also received under hooks Z8 formed by turning upthe outer edges of sheet I6. The hooks 28 maintain the plates in theirnormal position as best shown in Fig. 3 and when the patient desires touse the commode, the plates are unhooked and the straps 21 pulled inopposite directions to draw the sections I8 into the inoperativepositions shown on an enlarged scale in Fig. 5.

To properly cover the mattress there is provided a sheet shown detachedin Fig. 6. In the other views, this sheet is shown on the bed andcomprises a body portion 29 having its central portion cut away as inthe case of the mattress. The four edges of this opening in the sheeteach carry a ap and the flaps 39 and 3| are to be disposed over theedges of the opening in the mattress where the sections are notconnected with the mattress. Flaps 32 and 33 each carry tie strings 34and are adapted to be disposed over the inserts with the tie stringsdisposed between the inserts or sections and the plates I6.

Means are also provided whereby the patient may adjust the head section35 of the mattress to suit his convenience. To this end the said headsection is secured to a thin, preferably perforated sheet of aluminum 36hingedly secured at 31 to the edge of the sheet I6. The head posts ofthe bed carry brackets 38, the outer portions of which are shaped torotatably receive the end portions of a roller 39 over which is disposeda strap or tape 4U secured at its lower end as at 4I to the edge of thealuminum sheet 36 and having its free end disposed to be grasped by thepatient to raise the head section to the desired angle.

Also supported by the brackets 38 is a rod 42 l carrying intermediateits ends a hook 43 adapted self, since the hook 43 may be placed in anyselected hole 44 for the purpose of securing the head section of themattress in a comfortable position.

Slidably disposed on one side rail I3 is a bracket 45 carrying at itsouter end an internally threaded cylindrical portion 46 in which isadjustably disposed a threaded rod 41 on the upper end of which issecured a tray 48. This tray is provided With a pair of pockets one ofwhich may accommodate a drawer 49, while a receptacle or cuspidor 50 maybe disposed in the other.

Owing to the threaded connection between the rod 4l and the portion 46,the tray may obviously be turned into diierent positions relative to thebed. Advantage is taken of this in that a table top 5I is providedadapted to embrace the edges of the tray as best shown in Fig. 3 andslidable on the tray as suggested by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. In thefull line position of Fig. 1, the table top 5I projects beyond each endof the tray. I-Iowever in the dotted line the bracket 45 has been movedtoward the foot or bottom of the bed and the tray turned to present anedge to the side of the bed and the table top slid on the tray so as toproject over the bed. This is advantageous since with the table top inthe position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, the bracket may be slidalong the bed rail to position the table in front of the patient.

Owing to the use of the subject matter of this invention, sanitation isimportant. Therefore a sanitary structure has been provided andattention is directed to the fact that the necessary parts between thespring and mattress are of metal, preferably thin pliable aluminum.Also, other parts such as the tray and table top, brackets 38, roller 39and rod 42 are all white enamelled.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. In a bed, in combination, a spring having an opening therein, amattress having a pair of sections normally disposed over said opening,a metallic sheet disposed on the spring below the mattress and having aspout extending through said opening, said sheet having its edgesupturned to provide hooks, plates disposed on said sheet and secured toan-d supporting said sections over the opening in the spring, saidplates normally held in position by said hooks, and means secured tosaid plates for drawing the same outwardly at opposite sides of the bedto displace the sections and expose the opening.

2. In a bed, the combination of a spring having a central openingtherethrough, a mattress on said spring, said mattress having a pair ofmovable sections normally disposed to ll said opening, a pair of platesconnected adjacent their inner edges one to the inner edge of each ofsaid sections and positioned one under each of said sections, saidplates adapted to overlap at their inner adjacent edges over the openingto support the sections in opening filling positions, and pull strapsconnected with the outer ends of the said plates to permit them to bedrawn apart in opposite directions to move the plates and compress thesections carried thereby to expose the opening in the spring.

3. In combination, a mattress having an opening and a pair ofcompressible insert sections adapted to ill said opening, said sectionssecured to the mattress at their respective opposite edges, a sheet forsaid mattress, said sheet including a pair of oppositely positionedflaps adapted to fold on lines extending cross-wise of the sheet andthus be disposed inward toward each other to cover opposite walls of theopening in the mattress, and a second pair of flaps adapted to fold at aright angle to the before mentioned ilaps and on lines extendinglongitudinally of the sheet and be disposed over the adjacent edges ofthe sections to cover said sections and to be movable therewith.

LOUIS DRY, Administrator of the Estate of Wero'nica Dry,

Deceased.

